Ominous Ontario

They say the greatest pain a person can experience is burying their own child. For the Jenkins family in 1998, that nightmare would test the limits of forgiveness in ways most parent could never imagine. Sources: Life With Murder documentary on Amazon Prime Nov 11, 2000, page 4 - North Bay Nugget at Newspapers.com ™ Jan 14, 1998, page 5 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.com ™ - Newspapers.com ™ Oct...

UPDATE: Stratford police have officially announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the confirmed whereabouts of Derek Ritz. Now is the time - if you know something, SAY SOMETHING! New Year's Eve parties are supposed to be a fun celebration of hope for your best year yet, but an alleged crime in Sebringville during a New Year's Eve party in 2016-2017 is one everyone attended likely want...

Thank you so much for your patience as I took a much needed 3 weeks off for my birthday! Ty Conn was locked up for as long as he could remember - first in his bedroom as a child and then in cells from 14 up. Despite never causing physical harm to anyone, Ty would be sentenced to over 47 years in prison because of his incredible skill at escaping. His daring escape from Kingston Pen in 1999 would p...

When a bubbly and compassionate 10-year-old disappeared close to home, the city of Toronto was left in a panic. When 2 bags were discovered floating in Lake Ontario the next day, the innocence of a community would be lost forever. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/jones_holly/hiscox_transcript.html https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-a-mothers-pain-20-years-on-it-is-too-hard-a...

Divorce is never easy - but when kids are involved, it can become even more difficult. When custody battles began heating up for the Campione family in 2006, the outcome would be catastrophic. Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario music: www.purple-planet.com

In 2009, Burlington and beyond would come together to rally for a young woman that was dying of cancer. What would happen after would send shockwaves through not just Ontario, but all of Canada. CORRECTION: I just realized I said her knuckle tattoos said "Don't Quit", which is incorrect. They say "Won't Quit". Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario Music: www.purple-planet.com

On a perfect fall day in 2015, the Ottawa Valley was gripped with fear when a man went on a killing spree, taking police on a 4 hour manhunt. His record of abuse was well documented - so how did he manage to take three lives in three separate locations that day? Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario music: www.purple-planet.com

On a warm late spring day, 16-year-old Mistie Murray told her mother she was going to band practice after school. The problem was, there was no band practice, and Mistie never came home. Did tunnel vision prevent police from closing a solvable case? Sources: https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mystery https://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htm https:/...

Diane Werendowicz was days away from her 24th birthday when children playing in the woods would find her body. It would take 17 years to find her killer - and his conviction would only be the first chapter in a legal drama that would make history in Canadian courts. Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario music: www.purple-planet.com

On September 1, 1994, Toronto firefighters would find the burned remians of an emaciated girl in a suitcase in an industrial area of Vaughan. It would take 17 years to learn her identity, and the horrors she endured in her short time in Canada. Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario Music: www.purple-planet.com

On a cold winter night in 2007, a 911 call came in reporting an apparent suicide in a residential garage in Markham. As the caller entered the house, a murder scene was revealed inside. What happened at the family home that February night? Sources : Research Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario Family Of Murder Victim Issues Statement After Funeral Second woman in double murder laid to rest M...

It started as an average summer day for the family of 6 in Kitchener, Ontario in the summer of 2000. What family would find the next morning would cause a grief that consumed a whole community and left more questions than answers. Episode Note: I tried, and looked up many pronunciation websites, but I might very well have mispronounced certain names and medical conditions. I have found no other po...

In October of 1984, the small village of Queensville was shaken when a 9-year-old girl was murdered. Police honed in on a suspect, and what would result is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice Ontario would ever see. Sources: Toronto police identify killer in cold case of 9-year-old Christine Jessop | CBC News https://share.google/iAQjTGJBTbLy1NkCo https://youtu.be/6lbjB9nh0T0?si=A8NZlViwKL...

For 9 years, a serial killer was operating completely unsuspected in Woodstock, Ontario. While she was preying on the most vulnerable people in society, she was also confessing to her crimes - but no one was listening. EPISODE CORRECTION: At 28:33, I call Meadow Park by the wrong name. I use Meadow Wood instead, which is not correct. Sources: 'If you ever do this again, we'll turn you in,' pastor...

When Bill and Bridget Harrison bought their home in Mississauga, they knew it would be their forever home. What they didn't know was that one by one, the whole family would die in it over a 4 year span. Sources: Improbable Cause: The Harrison Family Murders | The Star https://share.google/BnB3IirnGw4gPHB17 Melissa Merritt found not guilty of killing former mother-in-law, faces retrial in ex-husban...

Rural West Montrose is a picturesque village with a covered bridge that attracts tourists from all around the province - most of whom have no idea about the horrific murder-suicide that took place just a couple hundred feet away. Sources: Wilson Letson b. 1904 Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Dec 1947 West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Reg...

When a torso is fished from a harbour off an Oshawa pier, police are baffled. A few months later, plumbers will unlock the mystery and Oshawa will learn about a monster among them. Sources https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2021/2021onsc1906/2021onsc1906.html?resultIndex=6 Public memorial service planned Dec. 9 for Oshawa murder victim Rori Hache https://share.google/eIdLyHVvjVVSAA6bD 2020 ONSC...

On August 30,2010, police discovered an abandoned car, which led them straight to a bloody crime scene. Fifteen years later, and the killer of Sonia Varaschin has still not been found. Please listen carefully - you may be the key to finding a murderer. Sources: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/497437/meurtre-sonia-varaschin-enquete https://youtu.be/Lu34bMiZVKI?si=bMjSv27xJpVOukdb https://globa...

On April 6, 1999, one Ottawa workplace was forever changed when a former employee opened fire, taking four lives. This is a case that shone a harsh light on workplace bullying and harassment in the province. Sources: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/remembering-the-1999-oc-transpo-shooting-i-only-wi sh-i-got-to-know-him-better https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2019/04/01/remember-this-the-oc-tra...

When two monsters cross paths, it would spread fear through every parent and child in Woodstock - and would rob them of their sense of security forever. Sources: Crime Beat: Tori Stafford — Never Forget Part 1 | S2 E13 EXCLUSIVE: Tori Stafford killer accused by family of extorting own mother | Globalnews.ca Taking Tori: Crimes Canada volume 13 by Kelly Banaski Terri-Lynne McClintic And The Tori St...

Five children find the torso of a man on a Hamilton hillside. What happens next would become one of the most most sensational trials to ever occur in the city. Sources: Deadly Canadian Women - Patricia MacQuarrie, dist. Quagmire Press The Infamous Murderess Evelyn Dick – Homicide Canada Paul Wilson: Saved from the gallows, Evelyn Dick lives on | CBC News PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & M...

It was a case so horrific that two police officers would leave their positions and never return. Join me as I discuss Darlene Prioriello and the changes her case made to both parole laws and forensics in Canada. Sources: David Dobson | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Our True Crime Podcast episode 208 Rapist's teary contrition, family's cold disdain clash at hearing - The Globe and Mail...

How could Toronto police have the name of a killer for nearly a year and do nothing as he went on to kill 2 more people? Join me this week as I discuss the murders of Laura Babcock, Wayne Millard, and Tim Bosma. Sources: Dark Ambition - The Twisted Pact of Serial Killers Dellen Millard & Mark Smich by Ann Brocklehurst https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/millard-must-serve-75-years-in-prison-before-a...

Imagine the place you are supposed to be safe becoming your worst nightmare. In this episode , I take you back to the first recorded high school shooting in North America. Sources: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/23/brampton-centennial-students-still-haunted-by-shooting-rampage-40-years-on.html https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5662197-1975-school-shooting-newly-released-police-...

Over a dozen people knew a murder had occurred, yet it was almost never considered a murder at all. In this episode, we discuss how two teenagers served less than a half dozen years combined for murder. Sources: https://globalnews.ca/news/7458803/bathtub-girl-exclusive-interview/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bathtub-girl-killer-gets-early-release-for-university-studies-1.854264